10 Fun Facts About Hairy Woodpeckers
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@dianasimiand8520
Жыл бұрын
Yes
I enjoy how you provide information on birds naturalists typically ignore.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks and Thanks a lot for watching
@dacisky
3 жыл бұрын
@@LesleytheBirdNerd You are welcome.
@dianasimiand8520
Жыл бұрын
' A codi
Its nice to be walking through a still, silent woodland then hear the woodpecker's hammering. Thanks for another great vid.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Thanks for watching
I have a big family of hairy woodpeckers living in my front pine trees. These lovely birds are the joy of my day. Their squeak toy chirps, calls, and chatterings are both funny and beautiful. I keep a hot pepper suet feeder hanging from one of the pines and they take turns hanging on and snacking throughout the day. This is a beautiful bird and possibly my most favorite of all.
This information is right on time. I’m in New Brunswick and I have a hairy woodpecker pair here visiting me all through the day. When I put the suet out, well they moved right in, they love it. I have to take the feeders and suet in at night because my friendly raccoon 🦝 will eat it all. I’m usually up to put everything back out at 6am. One morning it was already light when I got up and Mr. hairy was there complaining that I was too slow that morning. My birds give me so much joy and my cats too. They of course are not allowed out but Oushi watches them from behind the curtain so he isn’t seen and they fly away. When they do leave he cries and cries. Thank you for the lovely videos, they are so appreciated. ☺️
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Your are more than welcome and thanks for sharing your lovely little story with me
I was surprised last week by a woodpecker in my feeder. I never realized they ate sunflower seeds. I have a lot to learn lol
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
We are always learning something, Thanks for watching
I love my Woodpeckers and they been my most loyal customers. I have like 6 suet feeders to accommodate everyone plus the none Woodys that love the suet. I ended up taking a ladder and put them up in the tree as high as I can go and they seem to love the location. Unfortunately squirrels also like suet. I also have a male and female Red-Bellied and the occasional Northern Flicker. I know this is not related to this video but I had about 20 Evening Grosbeaks show up to the feeders today. Those guys are so cool looking.
@Daisythebassethoundpuppy
3 жыл бұрын
@@jim9930 I love my Blue Jays and I remember when I saw my first one at the feeder a couple months ago. Now I have at least 6 or more visiting the feeders. They are amazing birds. My Woodpeckers were the first to arrive when I put my first suet feeder out, then the Chickadees, Titmouse, Northern Blue Birds, Cardinals and Cat Birds not far after. I think I may be considered a crazy bird lady now?
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Darn squirrels, they will always be the arch enemy of birders. I have been getting Evening Grosbeaks on a regular basis these past few weeks and yes they are so cool looking. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching
Yes, these are frequent visitors to our suet cages, along with nuthatches, chickadees and too many house sparrows.
9:35 I was waiting for that moth to get yoinked off the bark 😅
@lynnstillwell4516
3 жыл бұрын
Me, too!
@Kennymac8251
3 жыл бұрын
Nice spotting. I had to go back after I read your comment as I did not notice the first time. Camouflage as a survival technique! A'int nature grand!
@JusBlayze85
3 жыл бұрын
i was looking to see if anyone else saw that lol
Thanks for all the information on all our birdies.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
It's my pleasure
Awesome. Saw 2 Hairies and a downy all foraging together in some poplars a month or so ago.
I love your videos. I've learned a lot. Your voice and demeanor is very pleasant as well.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoy
I learn something more about the birds in my yard every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you Lesley!
@Godwinpounds4333
Жыл бұрын
Hello 👋how are you doing?
We like to watch hairy, downy, and red-bellied woodpeckers at our suet feeder. We see pileated woodpeckers in the woods but they don't come to our rural Massachusetts feeder. Maybe if it's a very hungry winter? I'm new to having bird feeders, putting them up for the first time last month. I find 'Lesley the bird nerd' very helpful and enjoyable. Thank you.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Sonia, from what I've read woodpeckers tend to visit feeders more in winter so hopefully, that will be the case for you with the Pileated Woodpecker. :) I'm so glad you enjoyed my content. Take care
Thanks Lesley!! I always enjoy your videos!!
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! Glad you like them
How about a video on Pileated wood peckers? They always catch my eye. They are so big and beautiful. I just don't get to see them too often!
@greentape7817
3 жыл бұрын
I agree, it doesn`t happen all that often but every time I see one I am always amazed.
@JD-bf1bu
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t think pileated woodpeckers live in her area (Newfoundland).
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
I really wish I could, but they are not in my area. Im hoping to do a collaboration video with some fellow you tubers to achieve this video
Absolutely love your videos. I love making my breakfast in the morning with your videos playing in the background! So calming and educational.
Another wonderful and educational video! I love woodpeckers! Beautiful, beneficial and prehistoric birds!!!
Eeks! I missed the Downy video! I'll go back. I have both these woodpeckers around, but I see the Downy woodpeckers a lot more often. Good video!
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Lynn, much appreciated
This was the first year that I've seen male Hairy Woodpeckers doing that. It was so interesting to watch.
I love watching your videos on these amazing creatures of the animal kingdom 🐦
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much
In all the years I’ve watched hairy & downy woodpeckers, I’ve never seen one on or even close to the ground. That oldest female hairy found in Brookings, SD was interesting. We have hairies here, 44 miles north of Brookings, but the downies take the prize for the most woodpecker visits to our peanut feeder and suet feeders. It’s the flickers who win for sheer abundance, but we only see them twice each year for about a week.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thats awesome, thanks for sharing with me
So cute!!!! 😍 * jumps up and down *
one summer we had a dead tree behind our yard barn and we heard him every day all day it was wonderful.
Lesley, thank you so much for your videos. I can tell you invest a great deal of time and research into them. I’ve recently joined the world of backyard birdwatching, and seek out your videos frequently!
@Godwinpounds4333
Жыл бұрын
Hello how are you doing?
Interesting, Lesley. Thank you. Woodpeckers are such a stately bird. I have mostly males hanging out in wooded area of my yard. Its nice to look out and see them along with the Cardinals. You can't miss either beauties .. thats for sure!! ❤
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Yes they are! Thanks for watching
My favorite birds, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers!
They're so chill and pass this onto us!
Thanks for helping me identify the woodpecker pair in my yard!
Your footage is so beautiful and your very informative. This is the first year that I have seen the Hairy Woodpecker at my feeders. I get the downys all the time. Thanks for sharing 😊
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
I've just recently discovered you and I love all of your videos. I am so excited to have your channel to watch this winter. I am hoping there are some videos about how you are able to identify individual birds enough to name them and visit them regularly. It will be so much fun going through all of your material. Thank you for sharing the birds and your amazing relationships with them with all of us. You make the world a more joyful and interesting place. - Sue
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Awe Thankyou Sue and welcome aboard. Yes, there are videos on my channel that will help answer that question. Glad you enjoyed
I enjoyed this video and want to thank you for it. I saw one of these birds on our humminbird feeder this morning. It stayed for several minutes enjoying the sweet water. At first I thought it was a flicker but the flicker has tan coloring, I kept looking at different photos and realised I was looing at a Hairy Woodpecker.😊 I'm located in SE Arizona.
Love birds and your videos!! Just curious, how do you get birds to feed from your hands?
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thankyou There is no real sure-fire way of getting them to do that. I just give them their space and let them do what ever they like to do. No tricks or special way
@BikingVikingHH
3 жыл бұрын
To be honest, it looks like she is going out “into nature”, where birds are not as human shy as those in the suburbs or cities. Also, in the suburbs there are birdfeeders galore, why risk feeding from a hand when you can go next-door and have a cornucopia of suet, bird baths and birdseed. But, in nature, a peanut or a pile of sunflower seeds is a buffet in a desert so to speak, making them more motivated to potentially risk contact with a large creature to get food.
I love watching birds and I enjoy all your videos....:)
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
You are so kind. Thanks a lot for watching
@Godwinpounds4333
Жыл бұрын
Hello Lucie, how are you doing?
I love these birds. They are at my suet and black oil seed pretty much year round. Always a treat to see them.
@robertedwards6863
Жыл бұрын
I meant Downy and not Hairy Woodpeckers that I have here. My error. I don't believe I have never seen a Hairy. My mistake.
Very similar to our European Great Spotted Woodpecker
I just found your channel, love all the videos so far, appreciate all the information. My husband and I have quite a few varieties of birds in our back yard, we live in Soutern In. We have Pileated woodpeckers, hairy, and downy also, Bluejays, mockingbird, indigo bunting, cardinals, Carolina wrens, bluebirds, nuthatches and more, we put out suet feeders, peanut butter and corn and sunflower heads(that we grow) we also have lots of hummingbirds. We love our bird visitors !! We spend mornings and early evenings our back porch watching who comes to visit !!
We have three types that I know of for sure. Although I live in the city we have lots of old trees with enough deadwood to house Northern Flickers, and a small black and white as well as a medium-size black and white both of which have a bit of red on the top/back of the head. They are very busy and loads of fun to watch.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
AH thats so cool, I've really taken a liking to the Flickers lately
@judithwalker3600
3 жыл бұрын
@@LesleytheBirdNerd Wow! Thank you for your reply! You, Lady, are awesome! I learn so much from you and you have revitalized my love of 'birding'. Thank you.
Nice video and info. Here in Western Oregon at our back yard 1/3 acres pond, we get both Harry and Downy Woodpeckers and the occasional Pileated feeding at Willow trees and more. We recently enjoyed Acorn Woodpeckers at the visitors center at Finley National Wildlife Refuge. Cheers, Scott
Thank you for the bird info, I was just wondering about these birds.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Your welcome and thankyou for watching
I love listening to Lesley.
Thank you for this great information. Hopefully I will see some this winter as I have the black oil sunflower seeds and suet out.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Fingers crossed Thanks a lot for watching
I have so many woodpeckers at my forest home. Thanks for the great information on them all. I feed them peanut and sunflower suet all winter, they also visit my bird feeders with other songbirds.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! I will be getting more peanut and sunflower suet today Thanks a lot for watching
Thank u for Sharing it, Good Info, Greetings from Brooklyn NYC
I've got a video I took through our dining room window that faces the staircase to our deck. A very small juvenile was on the wooden railing and I watched it for a while. Then it got excited and was chirping as an adult woody landed and looked like it gave him a black oil sunflower seed from the nearby feeder. It then comically walked backwards down the railing and stopped on the edge where it proceeded to put the seed in a crack between the post and railing. It then chipped away at it. When done, it walked up the railing a bit and the adult showed up again and landed on the railing. It then took off and the juvenile waited a few seconds and also flew away towards the adult. I love these little guys. I put suet out all winter for all the birds but especially the woodies.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Awe, what an awesome sweet story, thanks a lot for sharing it and thanks for the smile.
Thank you once again for an amazingly interesting and well produced video. Learning a lot from this channel on American birds. Very different to African birds.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks! Glad you like them Thats awesome
@BirdsandGhibliFan
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, Allen! It’s cool that you are also a fan of Lesley the Bird Nerd.
@BirdsandGhibliFan
3 жыл бұрын
@@LesleytheBirdNerd You should check Allen’s channel out. He attracts many awesome, beautiful, and cute birds to his feeders that are not seen in North America. 🙂
I have such a hard time telling these birds apart. But this really helped! Thank you.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
Do we get the Pileated video next week?
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
I really wish i could say yes to this, but we dont get them in our area
Both great videos. Many Many Thanks Lesley
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them! Thanks a lot for watching
Amazing informative video.. happy to get both Birdwatching fun and knowledge from this video
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it
So great! Thank you for the video!
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
Great photography! Also, to remind viewers about the Bonfire "Birds Make me Happy" hooded sweatshirts, which are the warmest, softest and coziest ever! (see link below).
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Awe. Thanks a bunch
Ahh, love these too...Late winter(Feb 2020) I saw the first Hairy at my feeders..such a joy to identify the difference and just watch as he ruled the suet..So, I was thinking... when are you giving a class on...How to hand feed birds..I'm first in line and will be the teacher's pet..lol..have a great week..thanks for your lovely videos!
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
lol teachers pet. Although, I don't think I will ever do that video in fear it will get in front of the eyes of the wrong person, I've had some people let me know before they use my videos for some awful things. Patience and respect if the main trick to hand feeding birds, there really is no sure fire way.
Very nice once again! Thanks for sharing!
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Love your vids Lesley. Always love learning more about birds!
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed Thanks a lot for watching
Good Advent, Merry Christmas🕯🐾🐾😻🎄
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Same to you!
I love your video! I have a red headed woodpecker that comes to my bird feeder. Sometimes he likes to drill on my neighbors plastic shed...so funny😄
I'm so glad you posted this video! Yesterday I watched two females chasing each other and doing some strange displays around my suet feeder- I first it almost seemed as tho they were playing. It went on for about 30 minutes with one of the females attacking the other! I then thought that maybe one was defending her territory? When I saw your conflict display, it looked exactly like what was going on between the two. It was interesting to watch- I wish I could have gotten a video.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thats pretty awesome. Sometime the videos get away, I know that feeling all to well
I love your channel .. I had both hairy and downy but They’ve cut down so much of the trees to put in all the subdivisions out here in the country that we have red shouldered , and red tail , Cooperhawk’s and Falcons .. I got so tired of cleaning up the feathers out of the yard ..I told my husband that we must stop feeding the birds.💧
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Oh no! Sorry to hear that. We are starting to see more homes being built in our area too, it saddens me. Thanks a lot for watching
So interesting informations. To know that it can live more than 15 years old is astonishing. Thanks for this other very good video.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
So nice of you, glad you liked it
“In Walden wood the chickadee Runs round the pine and maple tree Intent on insect slaughter: O tufted entomologist! Devour as many as you list, Then drink in Walden water.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Love it! Thanks for sharing
Fantastic and informational video! Love all your videos!!!
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
Another wonderful, informative video. Thank you Miss Lesley : )
Love your videos. So much information and so relaxing. I finally got a pair of binoculars. I get wild turkeys on the small hill in my back yard they tend to sit on top the side of the hill sunning themselves. I get a lot of activity in a small yard and sit and watch the glory of nature. Again, Thank you for these informative vids.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
That is so awesome, you should check out the book Illumination in the Flatwoods by Joe Hutto and also his documentary called My Life as a Turkey PBS Glad you like my videos! Thanks a lot for watching
I will have to look closer. I either have a Hairy or Downy woodpeckers in my backyard. they feast on Suet everyday!
Hairy Woodpeckers have always been one of my favorite woodpeckers, and now I've learned a lot from this video! Thank you :)
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks a lot for watching
@J_Birds
3 жыл бұрын
@@LesleytheBirdNerd Of course! I love your videos
Nature is good in the wild. Like One.
I love your channel. I am a fellow bird nerd. I live in Maine, and I noticed that you haven’t done any videos on catbirds or eastern phoebes. I’m guessing because they are not in your area? Those are two of my favorite birds.
Lots of knowledge here thanks so much,Love the wood pecker
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
More than welcome and Thanks for watching
Get my Peterson Field Guides for Christmas😃
Thk you! I frwd this video to friends and subscribed. I see these birds often at my suet blocks! Ahna Atlanta/ga
Your videos are very interesting and entertaining, thank you!!!!
Another excellent video 👍
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the visit
Thanks! Love your site❤ NW Indiana rural area
Thanks so much for the info! Great video!
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
In my area in central Indiana the ash bore have destroyed almost all of our ash trees. Ash makes great firewood and has made the woodpeckers thrive. People dont see the good of some failures. God loves woodpeckers and so do I !
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
So true. Im hoping to get some footage on the Black Backed Woodpecker this spring, we have some burnt forest near by.
Great video as always! I love woodpeckers. I hope to see a Pileated someday. Even better would be an Ivory Billed, if they still exist, which I think they do.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
That would be cool! Maybe one day
@BirdsandGhibliFan
3 жыл бұрын
There was an episode of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet of an alleged sighting of an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. It hasn’t been confirmed, but according to a picture, the bird had slight morphological differences that are not seen on a Pileated Woodpecker, which is a close look-alike.
@micahbirdlover8152
2 жыл бұрын
downy woodpecker works on one place on trees ☝️
Notice the black comma descending down each shoulder on the Hairy. The Downy doesn't have it. Under tail covert feathers on Hairy are solid white. On Downy, there are black zig-zag markings on its under tail coverts. A couple of sure-fire ways to tell them apart.
Thank you Lesley 🐦❤️
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thankyou
It’s been a while since I watched one of your videos. Your photos and videography have gotten really good! Both the technical quality and the composition. I’ve always liked the fact that the information you share is well-researched. Well done.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Well thank you so much Jim I'm glad you enjoyed
Thank You 😊
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome 😊
You have the most Canadian accent I've ever heard. Cool video.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😃
Hi! Thanks I have seen both live Ct.
In mexico to wood piker ( pictorial) ave carpintero
Luv your vids and just started watching your bird channel..👍🦉
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them Welcome aboard!
As relaxing and informative as always. Thanks for sharing, Lesley!
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@anthonyhargis6855
3 жыл бұрын
@@LesleytheBirdNerd Always!
Woodpeckers are so smart, well most birds are more than we give them credit for, there's 1 that comes to my window and he pecks at my window if there's no food out. Especially when all the suet is gone. I think he is a downy bc he's pretty small. The red bellied woodpeckers come around only once in a while they r shy. 🤭❤️
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
So very true. Thats a cute story about the little woodpecker
You should do 10 fun facts about Juncos
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the idea, I am trying to get one out for this winter sometime, its a bird I dont have many videos on
Loved it as always. Hey Lesley: Do you have anything on Flickers? I'm very curious to know more about them. Thanks for all you do, AT THE BEST, and way to go.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Yes I do! Its an old one and a bit cringey lol I really should do a new one kzread.info/dash/bejne/iZmA0ZSMhbuZirA.html&ab_channel=LesleytheBirdNerd
@samsen201
3 жыл бұрын
@@LesleytheBirdNerd Can't wait to see an update, egorly. 🙏🌹🐦
Diwny and hairy are cute
Truly enjoy your overview of Birds and I understand if you say no. But I was wondering about bird food as I see all kinds of seeds, I'm not interested in a brand. Here in Florida we seem to have a collection of Whistle Ducks up from Mexico, Robins, Blue Jays, and the list is long Thanks do enjoy your overview narrations.
Lesley...as usual, nice job!
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
These guys are so cute! I love em, I wish could get a chance to see them, I only have ever seen downy’s where I live. Thanks for yet another awesome video!! 😊
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe one day youll get to see the Hairy Woodpecker too, they are quite common so who know and your welcome. Thanks for watching
@CenturianEagle
3 жыл бұрын
@@LesleytheBirdNerd thank you! Maybe I will, I should put out some suet !
Thanks
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
No problem and Thanks a lot for watching
Do they hang out with Downey woodpeckers too? I think we might have both at our feeders... not sure.
@BirdsandGhibliFan
3 жыл бұрын
I think I have videos in which Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers have been at the feeders at the same time (especially on the Cornell Bird Lab Cams). 🙂
@godswarrior2952
3 жыл бұрын
@@BirdsandGhibliFan cool, thank you 😊
@BirdsandGhibliFan
3 жыл бұрын
@@godswarrior2952 *Seen videos. Oops. I don’t think I have seen Hairy Woodpeckers in real life (only Downy Woodpeckers), but I have seen Hairy Woodpeckers on videos. Anyway, you’re welcome. 😊
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Yes it does happen. Downey seem to follow the Hairy around sometimes
I remember when I could purchase a 50 lb. bag of sunflowers for $9.00 That same sized bag now costs $20.00.
@stephenarling1667
3 жыл бұрын
I remember when common pocket change was 90% silver.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Yes and shelled peanuts are no better lol
Some of the photos you shared showed hairy woodpeckers with varying amounts of yellow or buff color on their heads. I haven't noticed that in my area (southern New England) so I was interested to see the variations in your video. I am usually alerted to the presence of hairy woodpeckers by their loud "peek" calls -- much louder than downy woodpecker calls. I have a pair that comes to my suet feeder daily.
Such fascinating little beasties.
Nothing is funnier to me and disturbing to the dog than a Hairy attacking the aluminum gutters 😂😂
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
lol. I can see that being funny
@antlerking69
3 жыл бұрын
@@LesleytheBirdNerd 170 pecks per minute on metal is maddening to the dog 😂
Another fun fact is that the male chicks don’t have a red nape but a little red cap near the front of their head, which disappears as they mature. I’ve had Hairy Woodpeckers visiting my suet feeders for over 14 years now 12 months per year, along with Northern Flickers, Chickadees and Nuthatches. I love my little tree clingers.
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I have noticed that as well. Thanks for sharing that information. I wish the Northern Flickers would come to our feeders
@CZFanGrrl
3 жыл бұрын
@@LesleytheBirdNerd You can gladly take some of ours! They eat us out of house and home, lol! When they first started coming to the feeder they were extremely shy and nervous, wary of the slightest movement in the house. Now we can move around freely, go outside, walk past the feeder within 6-8ft and as long as we don't make eye contact, they won't fly off. In fact, they even hang off the window feeders we have set up for the chickadees and Juncos. I absolutely love your channel! By far you are the best bird channel!
@LesleytheBirdNerd
3 жыл бұрын
@@CZFanGrrl lol. Ok on second thought. That's so awesome though, thanks for sharing your story with me, and I'm so glad you enjoy the channel. Thanks a bunch